1 00:35:05,061 --> 00:35:06,938 Signed by Germund Rein. 2 00:35:21,411 --> 00:35:26,249 Then Zimmermann called and told me that Rein was dead. 3 00:35:27,834 --> 00:35:31,129 - Probably suicide. - Suicide? 4 00:35:31,296 --> 00:35:35,050 Took his boat, sailed out to sea and threw himself overboard... 5 00:35:49,064 --> 00:35:52,859 I'd like to go to Maardam and work there. 6 00:35:53,026 --> 00:35:56,279 Well, it's a matter of cost. 7 00:36:01,242 --> 00:36:03,953 Okay, I understand. I'll see what I can do. 8 00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:11,127 - Have you read it yet? - I'll wait until you've translated it. 9 00:36:21,221 --> 00:36:26,267 As discussed, we have to be discreet. Don't let anyone know. 10 00:36:26,434 --> 00:36:30,438 - Not a word about why you're in Maardam. - Of course. 11 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:34,484 We made a copy for safety and put it in a bank deposit box. 12 00:36:43,368 --> 00:36:45,620 You have to admit it's exciting! 13 00:40:14,495 --> 00:40:17,540 Five days before we received the manuscript by post 14 00:40:17,665 --> 00:40:20,918 Germund, his wife Mariam Kadhar and his publisher 15 00:40:20,918 --> 00:40:23,546 went to their house in Behrensee. 16 00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:28,718 It seems to have been a well-oiled night. Mariam only woke up around lunchtime. 17 00:40:29,052 --> 00:40:34,724 At first she didn't miss her husband. She thought he was sleeping it off. 18 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:38,645 As far as I understand they had separate bedrooms. 19 00:40:38,811 --> 00:40:43,024 About an hour later she went to his room. He wasn't there. 20 00:40:43,107 --> 00:40:49,572 But she found a letter in his typewriter. A Triumph-Adler, an old portable one. 21 00:40:49,739 --> 00:40:52,492 Rein wasn't much into computers. 22 00:40:52,617 --> 00:40:55,203 What was in the letter? 23 00:40:55,370 --> 00:41:01,084 It hasn't leaked to the press yet. But the letter was short and to the point. 24 00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:02,794 A simple farewell. 25 00:41:02,877 --> 00:41:06,965 Some time in the early morning, Rein must have left the house. 26 00:41:07,048 --> 00:41:09,884 He went out to sea in his boat. 27 00:41:11,135 --> 00:41:15,682 An old bronze statue that stood in front of the house was missing. 28 00:41:15,765 --> 00:41:21,437 It's assumed he used that as a weight. It weighed about 15 kg. 29 00:41:21,896 --> 00:41:25,900 But finding Rein on the sea bottom would be as simple as finding Atlantis. 30 00:41:28,611 --> 00:41:31,989 Why would Rein want to take his own life? 31 00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:40,164 Bejman from the Evening Post. 32 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:46,170 As far as Bejman's concerned, he doesn't seem especially surprised. 33 00:41:46,379 --> 00:41:50,591 - And Rein's wife? - The beautiful Mariam Kadhar? 34 00:41:50,717 --> 00:41:52,927 Heartbroken apparently. 35 00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:58,224 She's avoiding the press, giving no interviews. She learnt well from him. 36 00:41:58,349 --> 00:42:01,144 She has comfort in the inheritance. 37 00:42:01,227 --> 00:42:04,689 It's a tidy sum, three to four million euros. 38 00:42:07,150 --> 00:42:10,903 If you're happy, I'll get the bill. I'd like to catch the last flight. 39 00:49:26,464 --> 00:49:28,716 Of course, I'm sure. 40 00:49:28,841 --> 00:49:32,094 Why should Kerr and Amundsen be involved? 41 00:49:32,219 --> 00:49:33,888 I wouldn't know. 42 00:49:33,929 --> 00:49:36,682 But you're employed by us, for fuck's sake! 43 00:49:36,891 --> 00:49:42,146 It was probably Germund Rein's publisher that hired him. What's his name again? 44 00:49:42,229 --> 00:49:44,356 Gerlach, yes, it could have been him. 45 00:49:44,482 --> 00:49:47,610 You said that only we knew about the manuscript. 46 00:49:47,693 --> 00:49:53,032 That's what Rein wrote in the letter, but I can't guarantee that it's the case. 47 00:49:53,115 --> 00:49:54,909 That I understand. 48 00:49:54,992 --> 00:50:00,206 - You must be careful with the material. - Of course. 49 00:50:00,372 --> 00:50:04,585 - You haven't read the whole book yet? - No, you know very well. 50 00:50:04,668 --> 00:50:08,422 You can work however you want, but... 51 00:50:08,506 --> 00:50:11,550 ...it's vital that I know what's in the book. 52 00:50:11,717 --> 00:50:14,762 - I'll call when I'm done. - Thanks. 53 01:05:55,326 --> 01:05:58,371 Fifty thousand books, and this only the first edition. 54 01:05:58,455 --> 01:06:00,999 This is huge, David, massive! 55 01:06:01,374 --> 01:06:03,376 - Do you need more money? - No. 56 01:06:03,418 --> 01:06:04,752 As you please. 57 01:06:04,919 --> 01:06:07,755 Amundsen is arranging a press conference tomorrow. 58 01:06:07,755 --> 01:06:09,257 How'd you like to handle it? 59 01:06:09,966 --> 01:06:15,722 - How do you mean? - You're the spider in the web. 60 01:06:15,847 --> 01:06:17,932 To the journalists, you're the lead character. 61 01:06:18,057 --> 01:06:21,311 I thought you'd understood that by now? 62 01:06:21,477 --> 01:06:24,189 Not really, if I'm honest. 63 01:06:24,314 --> 01:06:27,192 Perhaps an exclusive interview with a particular paper? 64 01:06:27,317 --> 01:06:31,070 When the trial starts, you'll have your hands full with reporters. 65 01:06:31,196 --> 01:06:33,990 It doesn't interest me at all. 66 01:06:36,618 --> 01:06:41,956 In any case, Mariam Kadhar is charming. Far too charming for a man like Rein. 67 01:06:42,832 --> 01:06:45,168 But she didn't need to have killed him... 68 01:13:21,480 --> 01:13:22,815 Judit Kerr. 69 01:13:22,982 --> 01:13:27,612 The book is selling like hotcakes. It's making headlines all over Europe. 70 01:13:28,738 --> 01:13:33,993 Of course Gerlach has tried to sue us, but he couldn't stop the first run. 71 01:13:35,328 --> 01:13:38,414 It won't slow down sales. 72 01:13:38,497 --> 01:13:41,083 On the contrary... 73 01:13:41,709 --> 01:13:45,796 I can't talk right now. I'll call you.